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BREAKING: Train stopped downtown, major intersections to reopen

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Sean Reed
A police car flashes its light at the intersection of Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway. A train stopped downtown, closing major intersections for two hours on Sunday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Editor’s note: The article was updated at 11:37 p.m. to include when the train began moving. 

DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Department announced at 9:27 p.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter, that a train is blocking the roadway between First Street and 10th Street, closing all major intersections downtown.

DeKalb PD has not confirmed if anyone was injured or killed. However, responders at the southern side of the South Fourth Street intersection appeared to be removing a body from the scene.

The train began moving at 11:33 p.m. Sunday.

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